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Countdown to Christmas video series - What's your favorite Christmas song?

By Ethan Thompson

Last night I went to Christmas in the City and brought along my video equipment. I interviewed around 50 people, which gave me around 45 minutes of footage. So for the next few weeks I'll be posting a new video every seven days until Christmas. On Christmas day I will post one or two longer videos. So I hope you enjoy the first installment of the "Countdown to Christmas" video series.

Thank you to all the wonderful folks that took the time to talk with me and allowed me to interview them.

Lorie Longhany

I love Bing's White Christmas. We had a great old 40's Christmas CD playing at 400 Towers today with Bing's original version.
I just listened to the Jewel version. It's beautiful!

Dec 6, 2009, 12:47am Permalink
Lori Ann Santini

Can you really ever have just one favorite Christmas tune? I love the classics but there are a few newer songs that are great too. Mary Did You Know? - Kenny Rogers and Wynonna Judd is beautiful. The Gift - Jim Brickman has already been remade by numerous artists but it also is lovely. I also favor Alan Jackson's Let It Be Christmas.

On a whole though, Christmas music is wonderful because it doesn't contain alot of the negativity the music of the rest of the year does. No matter the age, you can't help but love it. It is universal like a smile.

Dec 6, 2009, 11:11am Permalink
Tom Gilliatt

Elvis Presley, "Blue Christmas." Yep I love this so much I had to find the notes for it so I can learn to play it on the harmonica.

Dec 6, 2009, 1:45pm Permalink
Ethan Thompson

@Daniel Crofts and Robin Walters: Thanks, I appreciate the encouragement.

My favorite Christmas song would have to be August Burns Red's version of "O Come, O Come Emmanuel".

Dec 6, 2009, 5:12pm Permalink
Bea McManis

Posted by Lori Ann Santini on December 6, 2009 - 11:11am
Can you really ever have just one favorite Christmas tune? I love the classics but there are a few newer songs that are great too. Mary Did You Know? -

Lori, I have 'Mary Did You Know" done by the Air Force Band in Elmendorf Alaska. It is on an CD that is very precious to me. It is one of my favorites. I just about wear out that CD every Christmas.

Dec 6, 2009, 5:48pm Permalink
Bea McManis

Posted by Lorie Longhany on December 6, 2009 - 12:47am
I love Bing's White Christmas. We had a great old 40's Christmas CD playing at 400 Towers today with Bing's original version.

Lorie, that Christmas with Bing is a CD that was a gift from a dear friend a few years ago. Both CDs we played at the Art Class are sentimental favorites of mine.

Dec 6, 2009, 5:52pm Permalink
Karen Miconi

Ethan, great job on the video and great idea. While I love the song "Mary did you know",(gives me chills), I love old classic's like "A Christmas Love Song". Its performed best by Tony Bennett, but The Manhattan Transfer does a good rendition too!! Enjoy-and God Bless
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Dec 7, 2009, 9:37am Permalink

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